Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX

25specifications compared
14differ
11identical
64known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Intel
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:Socket AM1
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:256 GB
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of Z9PA-D8C, GA-AM1M-S2P
89 specifications	A ASUS Z9PA-D8C Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model Z9PA-D8C View product	B GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX Model GA-AM1M-S2P View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	Socket AM1
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5-2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported QPIKnown for one	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	135 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	256 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Memory channelsKnown for one	Octa-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST1300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress Install EasyTune Smart Recovery 2 ON/OFF Charge
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® C602	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	0	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	254 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM module capacityKnown for one	8GB, 16GB, 32GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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